The Late 5: These are the stories that drove conversations today

The Thread: Did Pablo Ayodeji of #5KBae fame just threaten to murder someone?

Wonders will never end. So Pablo Ayodeji is exactly who he had shown himself to be when he began that dalliance with Ore, #5KBae. So Pablo is just as shallow, just as possessive of a poverty stricken mentality, just as evil, just as pitiable? In case you’re wondering, Pablo is that Ibadan dude, who caused... Read More

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The Thread: Adesua Etomi advocates forgiveness for Kemen, then does a 360 as new facts emerge

Kemen has shot back into the limelight, no thanks to AY using the platform of his show, AY Live, to request that Nigerians forgive the dude. No surprise that others, including iAdesua Etomi took up the chant. Until she realised something she did not know before. Do see below: https://twitter.com/AdesuaEtomi/status/853941536370946052 While We Fight For The... Read More

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The Thread: AY causes mega commotion on Twitter NG over Kemen

It’s been just a week since the BBNaija show came to an end. The housemates have been doing media rounds since. One of their stops was AY Live, which took place yesterday. During a particular segment of the show, AY had the housemates line up behind him as he preached that Nigerians should forgive Kemen for... Read More

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The Thread: Buttercup cakes boss tweets in support of Kemen’s assault on TBoss and gets crucified

Kemen is trending on Twitter once again. And for what? TBoss’ sister remarked that an apology is not sufficient for what he did and the fitness coach had the temerity to respond thus: Help me tell her she is free to do whatever she wants. We are not even going to address ourselves to the... Read More

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April 16, 2017

I am not too sure those private jet owners will be excited by your fluffy, South-looking, slightly bigger than mangoes breasts | See our top 10 quotes from the past week

If there’s anything to take away from the past week going by people’s statements, it’s that the world is yet to enter a consciousness where any leader has done anything comparable to what Adolf Hitler did. The White House Press Secretary, Sean Spicer tried to make that comparison and he got burnt. If only Reuben... Read More

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April 16, 2017

You are free to do whatever pleases you | Kemen replies Tboss’ sister

by Azeez Adeniyi Former Big Brother Naija housemate, Kemen has asked Tboss’ sister to do whatever she pleases if his apology for allegedly harassing Tboss does not suffice. Kemen was disqualified from the show for harassing fellow housemate Tboss while she was asleep. The fitness coach had later apologized via his Instagram page, stating that... Read More

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April 15, 2017

Today’s Noisemakers: Bassey Ikpi, Aye Dee, Rita Dominic and others

Every day, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social matters, etc. Sometimes, they are even just downright ridiculous. We make it our job to take down the names of these noisemakers. Here’s our list from today: 1 Victor... Read More

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April 14, 2017

#BBNaija: I just realised people dislike me…I really don’t care | Tboss speaks

by Azeez Adeniyi Former housemate and second runner-up at the just concluded Big Brother Naija show, Tboss has said she just realised a lot of people dislike her. While speaking on Cool FM, Tboss said she only knew after leaving the show. “I had no idea, it was after I came out of the house... Read More

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April 13, 2017

The Thread: All the times Efe won our hearts over | #BBNaija Throwback Thursday

He came, he competed, he cashed out. This is the story of Efe Money, also known as Efenomenon. The BBNaija show ended on Sunday, 9th April after 78 days of thrilling fans with in-house romance, betrayals, fights etc. At the end of all that drama, only one person emerged the winner: EFE Money. How did... Read More

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April 12, 2017

The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today

These are the top five stories you should be monitoring today. 1. #BBNaija: #BossNation goes wild as TBoss arrives Nigeria (WATCH) Tokunbo ‘TBoss’ Idowu, the second runner-up at the 2017 edition of reality TV show, Big Brother Nigeria on Tuesday arrived the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos to cheers from her fans. 2. Provide monthly details... Read More

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April 12, 2017

The YNaija Tracklist: Fight against corruption difficult – Osinbajo | Our officials received N3bn bribe to influence 2015 elections – INEC | More stories

From the papers this morning – a Tracklist. #BBNaija: #BossNation goes wild as TBoss arrives Nigeria (WATCH) – YNaija Provide monthly details of security vote, Reps tell El-Rufai – YNaija Oyegun has failed, he should resign – Timi Frank – YNaija Fight against corruption difficult – Osinbajo – YNaija Our officials received N3bn bribe to... Read More

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April 12, 2017

#BBNaija: #BossNation goes wild as TBoss arrives Nigeria (WATCH)

by Dolapo Adelana Tokunbo ‘TBoss’ Idowu, the second runner-up at the 2017 edition of reality TV show, Big Brother Nigeria on Tuesday arrived the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. Her arrival was greeted with screams by her fans who were on hand to receive the queen of #BossNation. Her brother was at the Airport to... Read More

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Reuben Abati is proof that misogyny is alive, well and PhD-proof

by Adamu Aderinsola #MenAreScum. #HurtBae. #UberBae. #5KBae. All recent hashtags that have dominated the Nigerian internet and even real-life conversations. All hashtags that have thrown the problem of misogyny and the ills of patriarchy in Nigeria on the table for us to thrash out. Nigerians – and not only the women – are finally coming to... Read More

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The 7 most ridiculously foolish things Reuben Abati said in his #BBNaija rant

by Adamu Aderinsola Proverbs 18:2 Fools have no interest in understanding; they only want to air their own opinions. Reuben oh Reuben, why art thou chosen to tread the path of foolishness? This was the question on my mind as I read with open-mouthed disbelief that 1800-long bullshit article former President Jonathan’s spokesman wrote on Big... Read More

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Opinion: How I overcame the devastating effects of body shaming and began to see beauty in everything

by Onuh-Yahaya, Z. It was a rainy Saturday and all I wanted to do was sleep. My family, however, would not allow me be great. ‘Zee, you need to see this movie’, my brother yelled from the sitting room. I groaned, as I threw the covers away and hobbled to the sitting room. ‘The... Read More

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Reuben Abati has gone mad again, and nobody should be surprised

by Titilayo Ade-Ogbo There’s a somewhat unfortunate fact of living and, in particular, growing up in Nigeria that’s everyone from all corners of the country can agree upon – insulting adults is perhaps but a step or two away from being an outright abomination. The resulting stigma from acts of disrespect aren’t exactly easy to wash... Read More

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The Media Blog: To his eternal shame, Nigerians now know that Reuben Abati is a breast man

At what point do we draw the line between the personal and public lives of our celebrities? Question as old as time. It’s even more dicey when the people in question don’t fit as easily into the ‘celebrity’ mold, like, for example, Reuben Abati. A ‘seasoned’ – even though, to be honest, we’ve always wondered... Read More

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Reuben Abati clearly did not watch #BBNaija | Three quotes from his silly article that prove this

by Tolu O. Dr Reuben Abati, the former spokesman for President Goodluck Jonathan (thinking about it now, how on God’s earth did anyone think to hand this sick fellow a political appointment) must have sat in the study in his home and thought: “How do I get people to talk about me this week?” or better... Read More

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The Thread: Does Reuben Abati have a breast fetish?

In case you missed it, Twitter’s dragging Reuben Abati, the former spokesperson to President Goodluck Jonathan, for an article he wrote dismissing TBoss peculiar ‘mangoes’. By the way, ‘Mango’ is Reuben Abati’s euphemism for breast- the female ones. Might also be a dirty word, we aren’t sure. Because there are papayas and a number of... Read More

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The Thread: “Peeping Tom” “Aso rock evil spirits” “Reuben is lusting after Cossy Orjiakor’s breasts” | Twitter NG roasts Reuben Abati over article about TBoss

by Ezinne AJ. And so it is that we have not heard the last of the ‘television madness:’ #BBNaija. Seeing as the show ended on Sunday, members of the viewing public have had time to digest their feelings about the show and write their reviews about what made the show tick and why Efe, the... Read More

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Reuben Abati: #BBNaija – Television as madness

by Reuben Abati What a relief! So, the Big Brother Naija reality television programme is finally over. It ended Sunday evening with 23-year old Efe Michael Ejemba, University of Jos graduate of Economics and singer winning the N25 million including a Sport utility vehicle at stake, with 57.6% of the votes from over 24 million... Read More

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Demola Olarewaju: 7 key reasons why Efe won #BBNaija

by Demola Olarewaju Hate to do stuff like this at a time when it will be what everyone else is doing but hope I can bring some fresh insight into the discussion. Let me admit: I routinely keep an eye on social trends especially those that give deep insight into human behaviour and psychology and... Read More

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The Thread: All the controversial moments from the #BBNaija show (WATCH)

Hasn’t the Big Brother show been quite a ride? It’s given us thrills and laughs for days, and we are without regret- especially #TeamEfe, #TeamBisola and #BossNation, now it has drawn its last breath. Like the viral show it was, BBNaija gave us controversies that saw Twitter NG wagging tongues and pontificating over matters. Do... Read More

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The Thread “Coolest kid since cool kids was invented” “Underdog wa ti gba top 3” | See our top 10 tweets from #BBNaija finale

Finally, it’s a wrap. The Big Brother Naija show that had everyone in arms has come to a fitting end. Efe walked away with the prize money, TBoss walked away with 500k and Bisola walked away with an ambassadorship to the UN. We are certain the biggest winner is Big Brother Naija (hats off to... Read More

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The Thread: Did Funmi Iyanda unknowingly walk into a trap over TBoss?

You’d be hard-pressed to find a more controversial figure, well after Kemen and TTT, amongst the Big Brother Naija housemates than Tboss, and frankly, it’s befuddling. Talk on these streets cites everything from manipulative to using guys to drama queen etc, but when wasn’t Bisola who lived for disagreements or Debbie Rise, who staged her... Read More